1. Day 3
Common Insect Habitats
Analyze Learners-
General Character: This is a second grade classroom with 10 boys and 12 girls. 90% of the
students are Caucasian, while 5% are Asian, and 5% are African American. 2 of the boys in the
class have mild ADHD and one of the girls suffers from a learning disability.
Learning Style- The majority of the students’ learning modality is tactile kinesthetic.
Specific Entry Competencies- Have students sketch all of the insects they can think of and their
habitats
State Objectives-
Students will identify habitats of common insects and reflect on their new and prior knowledge
by watching a video on habitats, visiting a guided website and a Secondlife destination, and
commenting on a Reddit Post under /r/todayIlearned. Students will choose 4 insects from the
guided website and read the “My Home” section of each, then they will log in to Secondlife and
go to the InsectMania destination and attempt to find their chosen insects’ habitats or
alternative insects if some not available. Once they have done this, the students will log in to
Reddit.com and find the post by the teacher and reflect on what they have learned about each
insect.This will be done in one day with 90-100% accuracy.
Select Methods, Media, and Materials-
Secondlife viewer
Habitats video
Guided website link- http://www.bugfacts.net/insects.php#.U2mO8fldWSo
Reddit.com post under /r/todayIlearned
Utilize Media and Materials-
Preview Materials- Preview the habitats video, guided website, and the Secondlife destination
to make sure it is appropriate.
Prepare Materials-Make Island (InsectMania) on Secondlife with various insects’ insects and
information on them.Make sure video is accessible and set up Reddit post for students.
Require Learner Participation- Each student will participate in visiting the guided website and Secondlife
destination to gather information on their 4 insects and will comment on Reddit post to reflect on
today’s lesson.

2. Evaluate and Revise-Students will be evaluated on the content within their Reddit post, which should
include their 4 insects and what they learned about each one’s habitats.